diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml b/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
index fcc3d34c26..8acffee334 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qa-stg.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
    - { role: sudo, tags: ['sudo'] }
    - apache
 
+  pre-tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"